Sustainability report 2009

Scope of the reported sustainability information

Information in this sustainability section, and in the annual report 2009 on pages 10–15, follows the boundaries of the annual accounts, with the exception of the health and safety and environmental data, which cover all of Ahlstrom’s 39 manufacturing plants.

Policies and practices on data reporting

Data concerning health, safety and the environment is collected at the Ahlstrom sites and consolidated at both the business area and corporate levels. The Health, Safety, Environment, and Assets Coordinators within the business areas work closely with the sites to make sure that the data is collected properly and in accordance with corporate guidelines. Sensitivity checks are performed each month.

Environmental data is measured, calculated, and reported, with all facilities utilizing common practices based on the Best Available Technique Reference Document (BREF) for the industry. BREF was issued by the European Commission in the context of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (IPPC) of the European Union.

Where steam and power generation are outsourced, Ahlstrom reports related carbondioxide emissions only if they are allocated to Ahlstrom facilities in the National Allocation Plan. Where outside partners treat Ahlstrom’s effluents, Ahlstrom does not report on their wastewater treatment performance. However, the total effluent volume is reported by Ahlstrom.

Annual report 2009
GRI table